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From farm to football: A look back at the beginnings of William & Mary’s Zable Stadium
Construction on what would one day be known as Zable Stadium at Cary Field started 90 years ago.
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Federal funding will go to replace steps of W&M’s historic Wren Building
A $416,207 grant from the National Park Service will be used to replace the west steps on the portico side of the Wren.
Kale on Books: Tales of presidents, politics and some Virginia history
Wilford Kale's latest book picks.
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William & Mary alumnus uncovers previously unknown honorary degree given in 18th century
A William & Mary alumnus found that English classical scholar and playwright Richard Paul Jodrell had been given an honorary degree on Feb. 6, 1786.
Williamsburg’s Cookie Chris opens 2nd store, this time close to grandma near Richmond
After two years of success with his Richmond Road store, Cookie Chris has opened a second store in Short Pump.
Yorktown among most affordable US cities for weddings
Yorktown was notable for its affordable rental venue at $7,737, with moderate costs in floral and decorations at $2,382.
Kale on Books: A war hero becomes spy during WWII; plus reads for film, musical and history buffs
Bookcases continue to be filled with new accounts of the beginning of World War II and/or the myths and truths behind Pearl Harbor and related Japanese espionage. Ronald Drabkin’s first...
A lifelong racing fan, 90-year-old Virginia man sets speed record
Gordon White set a speed record of 134.261 miles per hour at the former Loring Air Force Base in Maine. It was part of the Loring Timing Association’s speed trials...
William & Mary sees record philanthropic numbers in fiscal year 2024
Gifts from corporations and foundations, amounting to more than $16.2 million, broke W&M records for the second consecutive year.
![If it were not for the efforts of a William & Mary president in the 1960s there would not have been a marine science program to benefit from the school’s recent largest financial gift. Davis Y. Paschall, president 1960-1971, was instrumental in the development of the substantial academic programs of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) at nearby Gloucester Point on the York River, The Virginia Fisheries Laboratory was established in 1940 as the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory as a joint effort between W&M and the Virginia Commission on Fisheries (now the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. It was initially organized […]](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/06/11/6SCYSOUXX5GSHC7UWSYZ2RSEAU.jpg?w=135 "If it were not for the efforts of a William & Mary president in the 1960s there would not have been a marine science program to benefit from the school’s recent largest financial gift. Davis Y. Paschall, president 1960-1971, was instrumental in the development of the substantial academic programs of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) at nearby Gloucester Point on the York River, The Virginia Fisheries Laboratory was established in 1940 as the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory as a joint effort between W&M and the Virginia Commission on Fisheries (now the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. It was initially organized […]")
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Batten’s gift lifts W&M program that dates back to 1960s
If it were not for the efforts of a William & Mary president in the 1960s there would not have been a marine science program to benefit from the school’s...